Águeda López is a Spanish model, presenter, and writer born in Hornachuelos, in the province of Córdoba, Spain, on August 21, 1981. She began her career as a classical dancer until the age of 13. She branched out over the years, studying journalism in Madrid while participating in beauty pageants, becoming a finalist in Miss Spain in 2000.
During her childhood, Águeda was a victim of bullying in her hometown. In the podcast "Cara a Cara with Rodner Figueroa," she revealed that her big dreams stirred controversy in her immediate environment. "Being from a small town, I literally grew up surrounded by animals and orange groves and that kind of thing. Whoever was born there stayed there, and if you were the baker's child, you were going to be a baker. Very few people left the town; my dream was to walk the runway in Paris," she said.
© Getty Images for The Latin RecorIn the same podcast, Águeda shared that she was bullied from the age of 8 through 16, until she moved to another city, in Toledo. Negative comments, aggressive notes, humiliations, and even physical assaults were some of the things that Águeda endured in her town.
Despite the difficulties, she never abandoned her dream. In fact, she took refuge in it, firmly believing in her convictions and desires. Years later, modeling became her way of life, and she left her native Spain to head to Miami, where she signed with the Caroline Gleason agency. Little by little, she began to make a name for herself in the competitive industry of the US, participating in fashion shows like Miami Fashion Week and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and appearing on the covers of magazines like Vogue and ¡HOLA!.
"You always have to have certainty in yourself, confidence that you can make your dreams come true, and keep fighting for that day by day."
© Getty ImagesIn the midst of her modeling career in the United States, Águeda met Luis Fonsi and fell in love with him. The couple met in 2010 during a photoshoot, where mutual friends introduced them. Since then, they became inseparable, and on September 10, they got married at a vineyard in Napa Valley, California, with their two-year-old daughter Mikaela as a witness.
On December 20, 2010, the couple welcomed their second child, Rocco, who was born on the same day as his older sister, Mikaela, making every December 20 a special day for the family's household. Alongside her role as a mother, wife, and model, Águeda López launched her children's clothing line, MIKABOO, inspired by her daughter.
In the summer of 2025, Águeda debuted as a book author with the publication of "La niña que siempre miraba al sol," a story inspired by her own childhood experiences, bullying, and dreams.
"I dared to tell this story, I narrated it, I wrote it in the third person because I think that, like me, there are people who have gone through uncomfortable situations in their childhood, in their adolescence. Who doesn't have dreams that they still haven't fulfilled?"
© Getty ImagesShe chose to write the book in the third person so that readers could see themselves in Alma, her protagonist. "If I tell it in the third person, people won't see me, Águeda, but rather a piece of their own story reflected in the book," she said.
When it comes to her future, Águeda López wants to go beyond modeling and everything she has built on the runway. "I imagine the future as an authentic, creative path full of purpose. I see myself writing more, creating spaces of genuine connection with other women, and sharing stories that inspire and heal. But above all, I see myself living with intention, enjoying each stage of life with awareness, curiosity, and gratitude," she said in an interview with Vogue.
